Shakespeare's horniest fairies cause chaos in 1971 BBC woodland mayhem.
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Acting
Redgrave's Helena—desperate, hilarious, utterly heartbreaking commitment.
Production
BBC studio magic turns soundstages into enchanted woodlands.
Director
James Cellan Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This BBC production was part of a 1970s initiative to film the complete Shakespeare canon on limited budgets, forcing creative solutions.
Atkins and Stephens were married in real life, lending their fairy royal power struggles delicious subtext.
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